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Kimberly Willis Holt
Kimberly Willis Holt
American Writer
Born: Sep 9, 1960
Book Every Life Me Writing You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve. Kimberly Willis Holt
Words Thought Reading Paper About Writer Never Putting Until Although Always Becoming Loved Twelve
Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my own life, and sometimes they are inspired by mere moments. Kimberly Willis Holt
Life Me Sometimes Parents Own Hatch My Own Inspired Mere Come Ideas Most Childhood Experiences Stories Story Moments
My days are filled with writing, reading, and being a mom. Some days, I get to visit schools around the country and talk about what it's like to be a writer. I often feel like I'm pretending, because it's still hard for me to believe it when I see someone holding a book that I've written. Kimberly Willis Holt
Mom Me Book Writing Pretending Country Reading Holding Believe Visit See Some About Someone Writer Written Feel Days Like Talk Schools Because Around Still Get Often Being Hard Filled
Even though writing articles relies completely on truth, you still must tell an interesting story. You can't worry about people knowing who you are and whether or not they want to read your stories. Kimberly Willis Holt
Truth You People Writing Worry Though Tell Must About Knowing Read Still Articles Want Stories Story Whether Interesting Your Who Even
If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're trying to fix it as you go. Just finish the story, no matter how terrible you think that first draft is. Then let it cool off. In other words, don't look at it for a while. Then you can rewrite it. Kimberly Willis Holt
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Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to it until I really know the voice of that character. It's almost as if the character is speaking to me. Kimberly Willis Holt
Character Me You Book Sometimes Those Voice Fact Almost Know Until Get Commit Quite Often In Fact Really Speaking Premise
I'm amazed how the tiniest moments grow into books. Kimberly Willis Holt
Books How Amazed Tiniest Moments Grow
I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing. Kimberly Willis Holt
Hope Me Writing Characters Never Yearning Wonder Goes Happens Away Keeps
I have to re-write a lot. I couldn't tell you how many drafts I write, but I know I've done at least twenty rewrites on each book. Kimberly Willis Holt
You Book Tell Write Know How Least Lot Done Many Each Twenty Drafts
Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning. Kimberly Willis Holt
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I was born in a hurricane in Pensacola, Florida... my dad was in the military, so we moved all over the place. But I consider myself a southerner from Louisiana. I've lived in Texas for most of my adult life. Kimberly Willis Holt
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